How to Use The Snipping Tool On Widows Vista

Have you ever want to snip out the information from a screen shot, but not the entire page? With the snipping tool in Windows Vista this can be really easy! This article will explain how to access and use the snipping tool provided in Windows Vista.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A Computer With Windows Vista
• Comprehension
• Ability to Learn

1. 
   Accessing the snipping tool!

   ACCESSING THE SNIPPING TOOL!
   
   Start>All Programs>Accessories>Snipping Tool
   
   To access the snipping tool click on start. Next, click on all programs. Then, click on accessories. Finally, click on snipping tool.

2. HOW TO USE THE SNIPPING TOOL!
   
   Once you have accessed the snipping tool it is ready to be used. To use the snipping tool you want to right click and highlight the area/content you want to snip.

3. SAVING THE FILE!
   
   Once you selected and highlighted the area you wanted to snip it can be saved as a picture. Once the picture is saved it can be edited, printed, posted to ehow, or whatever you can imagine.

4. 
   Photo Edited In Paint!

   USING SNIPS ON EHOW!
   
   If you want to point out and highlight something you snipped out try opening the saved image in paint. To do this, right click on the file and select open with paint. In paint you can use colors and circle or put a box around exactly what you want to point out. This is a great way to display steps and show exactly what you are talking about. Example - look how sharp the wall street bull's horn is!

Tips & Warnings

• Use the snipping tool to capture parts and pieces of screen shots!
• Use snips with Ehow

Resources

• Windows Help With Snipping Tool

[xopinkdiamondz]

on 6/3/2009 Good article! 5*

[godfather25]

on 5/27/2009 This would have come in handy if I still had windows. Good stuff.

[greatgreat8]

on 5/25/2009 this is great information